12 Days of Holiday Safety Tips, Day 4 Candle Safety

12/4/2020 (Permalink)

12 Days of Holiday Safety Tips. Happy Holidays from SERVPRO of El Dorado Hills/Placerville!

We all agree that the holiday season is a magical time, but holiday traditions, decorations, and celebrations can lead to accidents or worse if you are not careful. Here is how to keep your family safe and healthy through to the new year. 

Holiday candles cause 10 deaths, 175 injuries and over 20 million dollars of property damage each year in the United States. Here are some of our recommendations:

• Keep candles in a votive and never set them directly on decorations or any flammable materials.
• Never put real candles on a Christmas tree as decorations.
• Never leave a candle burning unattended. Always extinguish candles at the end of a night or when leaving the space. It is safer to blow it out rather than risk a potential hazard.
• Always use a sturdy candle holder to keep it from tipping over or touching flammable surfaces.
• Be careful not to splatter wax when extinguishing a candle.
• Get flame without the fire. Consider replacing traditional candles with flameless, battery-operated types, but do not forget to turn them off when leaving the house as LED lights do get hot!

If a fire damage or smoke damage strikes your home from an unattended candle in the following areas: Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Diamond Springs, Placerville, and El Dorado Hills, we can help. SERVPRO of El Dorado Hills/Placerville has the experience helping customers when disaster strikes with crews ready to respond 24/7, 365. If your home or business suffers from water damage, fire damage, smoke damage, soot damage, sewage damage or any other type of property damage, call us at 916-933-3890.